A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. Mammograms can be used to check for breast cancer in women who have no signs or symptoms of the disease. This type of mammogram is called a screening mammogram.
Board certified: In medicine, a description for a physician who has taken and passed a medical specialty examination by one of several recognized boards of specialists. Before obtaining board certification, the physician must become board eligible.
Its competencies are addressed by medical boards, and many primary care physicians are members of these medical boards. Wise patients know to research their PCP's membership in a medical board as a way of establishing the physician's capabilities. Learn More About Medical Board Certification.